By Andrea Figueras
British American Tobacco named Pascale Meulemeester as regional director for the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region, replacing Michael Dijanosic.
The British tobacco group said Monday that Dijanosic will step down from his role and the management board on Dec. 31.
Meulemeester will join the group on Sep. 1 initially as regional director designate, APMEA. She will take over the role and become a member of the management board on Jan. 1.
Meulemeester is currently president of Western Europe at Barry Callebaut, where she is also a member of the executive leadership team. At the Swiss chocolate company, she has been responsible for a number of initiatives, including a business turnaround.
Prior to joining Barry Callebaut, she worked at Mars and Sara Lee.
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